Curtain-fixture.



C. W. KIRSCH.

CURTAIN FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 24. I917.

Patented Oct. 8, l9l& 2 SHEETS-SHEET lc. w. KIRSCH.

CURTAIN FIXTURE.

APPLICATIONFILED NOV. 24- I917.

Patented Oct. 8, 1918,

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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f CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

Speciflcation of Letters latent.

Patented oct. s, 1918.

Application filed November 24, 1917. Serial No. 208,764.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. KIRSGH, citizen of the United States, residing at Sturgis, in' thecounty of St. Joseph and State of Michigan, have invented'certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain- Fixtures; and I do hereby. declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled iiithe art to which it apper- [ularly adapted for use in connection'with French windows'and doors, and generally in front of window and door openings which it is desired to maintain open at intervals for urposes of ventilation. 'It has for its particular object to rovide a curtain fixture of the character defined which will permit.

the curtains to be swung back from their normal position in front of the opening, to opposite sides of the same against the wall at each side of the said opening so as to permit a complete and wide opening of the swinging window frames-or doors'without danger of tearing or otherwise injuring the curtains,-and at the same time to dispose the latter out of the path of air currents carrying dust, smoke and the like, passing through the opening, thereby maintaining the curtains clean for a longer period than ordinarily.

' A further object of the invention is to provide a curtain fixtureof the character defined including curtain rods which are firmly maintained in their normal position by means'resisting swinging movement of the same, but which will permit the same,

in 'the invention:

igure 1 is atop plan view of a curtain fixture embodying my invention. 4 Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail vertical section on an enlarged scale on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. p

Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing a modified form of construction.

Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the same. Fi 7 is a detail vertical section on the line 7 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 8 is an end elevation of the structure shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

The curtain fixture comprises a pair of brackets and a pair of rods associated therewith. Each of the brackets comprises a plate 1 adapted to be secured to a window casing, door frame or the like, and which is provided with a pair of parallelhorizom tal flanges 2 and 3 which are provided at their outer ends with openings to receive the .pivot pin 4.

Each ofthe rods secured to the brackets comprises a long arm 5 and a short arm 6, the latter extending-at ri ht angles to the former and to the plane 0% the window casing or door frame to which the bracket is secured. The said rod is preferably ofthe flat ty e, C-shaped in cross section, and consists o a plum ity of telescopically interfitting members of well-known type illustrated and described in Letters Patent No. 1,210,947, dated Jan. 2, 1917; No.1,187,914 dated June 20, 1916; No. 1,240,582, dated Sept. 18, 1917 and others. The pivot pin 4 passes throu h openings in theflanges of the arm 6 o the rod between .the ends of 1 are secured. The rod is thus enab ed to swing through an arc of substantially one hundred and eight degrees so that French windows or hinge curtains are suspended from the rods may doors before which the be'open'ed wide or through anarc of substantially one hundred and eighty degrees without coming into contact with and tear-" ing or otherwise mJurmg saidcurtams',

Each of the plates 1- is provided along one edge with a flange 7 against which the inner end of the arm 6 is adapted to abut when the rod is in itsnormal position so that the curtains are suspended in front of and parallel with the plane of the window casingor door frame. Mounted on the plate I 1 are means coacting. with the said stop flange .7 for firmly. holding the rod in its former position. M These means may consist, as shown in Fig.1, of the lever 8 pivotally secured between its ends to the plate l which is provided at one end, with a substantially ll-sha ed projection 9, one

edge ,of which normal engages the upper flange of the arm .16, an serves to press said arm .6 againstsaid flange 7. A spring mounted on theflange 3 of the bracket bears at its free end upon the upper edge of said lever 8 contiguous to or above the said projection' 9 thereof,-and exerts a yielding pressure thereon which is' transmitted to the arm 6, as will be obvious, to force the same into engagement with the flange 7. Thea wedging force on the arm 6 and will not ea.

permit. said arm to force said projection out of its path by attempting to turn said rodwithout pulling said cord 11, but the other edge of said projection 8 is disposed at such an incline that upon returning the rod to'its normal position the said lever 8 will be turned on its pivot against the action of the spring 10 without necessitating "manual operation of the lever 8 by means of said cord 11.

In place of the manually operable lever 8 a yielding latching means may be provided such as shown in Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive,

which consists of a flat spring 12 extending parallel with the plate 1, and which is secured at one end upon the flange 3. The other end of said flat spring terminates in a Vshaped projection. 13, one face of which normally bears upon the upper flange of the arm 60f the rod to firmly but yieldingly hold. the latter in engagement with thestop flange 7. The inclination of bothv arms of the V-shaped end portion of said spring 12 issuch that a relatively slight force exerted-onv the rod to turn the same on its pivot away from the flange 7 will overcome the resistance ofiered by the spring 12, and move the rejection 13 out ofthe P path of the 'arm- 6, t us permitting the rod to be freely swung to its open posit1on. The

return of the rod to its normal position will cause the other inclined surface of the projectionor end portion 13 of the spring 12 to be sprung out of .the path of the upper edge of the arm 6 and, as the latter movesinto engagement with the flange 7, said spring will move back to the position shown in Fig. 8, thereby'again firmly but yieldingly i holding the rod in its normal position.

It will observed that by, reason of the location of the pivot pin 4: between the ends of the arms 6 of the rod that the hems of the curtains or drapes l6 suspended from the 'saidrods will not normally be enabled to cover that end portion of said rod which lies between the pivot pin 4 and the plate 1. Accordingly, I provide on the arm 6 a depending ill-shaped wire or rod 15 which is secured thereto at a point between the pivot. pin 4 and the junction of thearm 6 with the arm '5 of the rod. The middle portion of the wire or rod 15 is disposed below the flange 2 parallel with the latter and extends rearwardly to a pointcontiguous to the end of said arm 6. The curtain must be out and hemmed so that a portion 17 is U-shaped arm 15 to suspend a part of the curtain from below said arm 6 and extending substantially to the end of said arm 6.

While I have shown the preferred embodiment of the invention in the accompanying drawings, it will be understood, of course, that said construction may be changed and varied in details without departin from the invention as defined in the appen ed claims.

ll claim as my invention:

1. A-curtain fixture including brackets adapted to be mounted on a window casing or the like, curtain rods each/pivoted contiguous to one end to one of said brackets for swinging in a horizontal plane, and an extension member on the pivoted end portion of each rod projecting underneath the bracket for permitting" a .curtain to be draped throughout the entire length of the rod and out of engaging relation to the bracket.

'2. A curtain fixture including brackets adapted to be mounted on a window casing or the like, curtain rods each having a long and a short arm extending angularly relatively to each-other and each having its short arm pivotally secured to one of said brackets for swinging i-na horizontal plane,

and an extension member mounted on the short arm of each rod and projecting underneath the bracket and through the pivotal axis of the rod for permitting a curtain to be draped throughout the'entire length of the rod and out of engaging relation to the bracket.

3. A curtain rod comprising a bracket, a curtain-supporting member pivotally mounted thereon, a stop for limitingthe piv- 90 provided which is slipped over the said otal movement of said member in one direction, and latching means'for holding said member normally engaged withsaid stop.

4. A curtain rod com rising a bracket, a

curtain-supporting mem r having two relatively transversely disposed arms, pivotal connection between one of said arms between the ends thereof and said bracket for permitting said member to swing through an arc of substantially one hundred eighty degrees, and a stop on said bracket for limiting the movement of said member in one direction.

i 5. A curtain rod comprising a bracket, a curtain-supporting member having two relatively. transversely disposed arms, pivotal connection between one of said arms between the ends thereof and said bracket for permitting said member to swing through an arc of substantially one hundred eighty degrees, a stop on said bracket for limiting the movement of said member in one direction, and latching means for normally maintaining said member engaged with said stop. 6. A curtain rod comprising a bracket, a curtain-supportin member having two relatively transverse y disposed arms, pivotal connection between one of said arms between the ends thereof and said bracket for permitting said member to swing through an arc of substantially one hundred eighty degrees, a stop on said bracket for limiting the movement of said member in one direction, and means associated with said member and said bracket for yieldingly holding said parts firmly in relative position when said member attains its normal position. CHARLES W. KIRSOH. 

